Organization: Clinton Health Access Initiative
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 25 Jul 2015
Founded in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems around the world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses. Based on the premise that business oriented strategy can facilitate solutions to global health challenges, CHAI acts as a catalyst to mobilize new resources and optimize the impact of these resources to save lives, via improved organization of commodity markets and more effective local management. By working in association with governments and other NGO partners, CHAI is focused on large scale impact and, to date, CHAI has secured lower pricing agreements for treatment options in more than 70 countries. In addition, CHAI"s teams are working side-by-side with over 30 governments to tackle many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and care.
Human Resources for Health
The team in Sierra Leone has recently been engaged by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) to support the health sector’s recovery in the wake of the devastating Ebola crisis. This is a unique moment for Sierra Leone as global attention offers the country an opportunity to build a more resilient and robust health system. The MoHS is taking this opportunity to think strategically and ambitiously about their plans for the future and have asked CHAI to support these efforts, with a particular focus on dramatically improving the number, skill, and distribution of its health workforce across Sierra Leone.
CHAI will work closely with the Human Resources Directorate of the MoHS and related agencies, such as the Health Services Commission and key HRH working groups, to assist the MoHS in:
- Clearly articulating the HRH challenges;
- Generating data and analysis around the health workforce to inform decision-making and planning;
- Developing specific plans and policies in response to those needs; and
- Providing technical support related to Human Resources Information Management System (e-HRIS) system.
The Program Associate will be an integral member of the CHAI Sierra Leone HRH team, contributing to and managing critical projects. Activities might include:
- Help streamline and strengthen the data collection process for baseline assessment/gap analysis.
- Support the Human Resources Directorate to develop specific HRH plans and policies in response to the baseline/gap assessment.
- Assist the Human Resources Directorate to assess the e-HRIS and implement appropriate solutions.
- Provide administrative support to the Human Resources Directorate in the management of all HRH-related working groups.
- Assist with the development and execution of robust quantitative and qualitative analyses to assess impact of all priority interventions.
- Provide knowledge management support to ensure appropriate documents/materials are available/accessible to team members and key partners.
- Report directly to the HRH Program Manager.
CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic. We seek a highly committed and adaptable individual with a track record of delivering quality results with limited resources. The individual must be able to function independently and flexibly in a swift manner. The ideal candidate will possess cultural sensitivity skills and demonstrate high emotional intelligence, as they will be working closely government and external partners.
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree; 2-4 years of work experience.
- Ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity and work in a fast-paced, limited-structure, multicultural environment.
- Ability to handle multiple work streams simultaneously and work independently.
- Ability to learn on the job quickly.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and quantitative skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong organization skills.
- Ability to innovate and adapt for changing project needs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations
- Experience living and/or working in the Global South.
- Familiarity with global health issues.
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
Advantages
- Proven ability to build relationships in cross-cultural contexts.
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